AP Vocab Test #5
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Created by:
mpgraves on April 6, 2010
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AP English Language & Composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 rhetorical question | a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer |
| rhetorical devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression |
| riddle | a question requiring thought to answer or understand |
| sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule |
| satire | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions |
| simile | a comparison of two things using like, as or other specifically comparative words |
| simple sentence | a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause |
| structure | the arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work |
| style | the combination of distinctive features of a literary work |
| syllogism | a three part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise |
| symbol | an object that is used to represent something else |
| synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object |
| syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences |
| theme | a central idea of a work |
| thesis | the primary position taken by a writer or speaker |
| tone | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience |
| trite | overused and hackneyed |
| understatement | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis |
| usage | the customary way language or its elements are used |
| vernacular | the everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage |
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